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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gregg Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gregg Park and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Gregg Park:
- 34.016667, -80.955556
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Gregg Park
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Gregg Park is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gregg Park
Communities Also Named Gregg Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Gregg Park.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Gregg Park.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Aiken County
- This Gregg Park is located in Aiken County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gregg Park that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Gregg Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gregg Park ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Booker Washington Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Dentsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Trace is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
- Foxhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foxhall is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Galaxy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galaxy is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy
- Gordon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Heathwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heathwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Lakeview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadowfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
- Mountain Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Brook is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ravenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Rockbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sandwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Yorkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Gregg Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gregg Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gregg Park and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Gregg Park to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gregg Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gregg Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gregg Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0167, Longitude: -80.9556 In this case, the coordinates for Gregg Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.278 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.897 degrees. |
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